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Evasi0n used to jailbreak 7 million devices in less than a week

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 8th, 2013)

Forbes talked to Jay Freeman, aka Saurik, who confirmed that the recent Evasi0n jailbreak is the most popular jailbreak in iOS history. According to Saurik, the utility was used to jailbreak more than 7 million devices in the four days since it was released earlier this week. Freeman claims his ...

TUAW Origin Stories: Cydia

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 21st, 2012)

This was a special treat for me, being a huge fan of anyone who hacks a closed system to make it better. In this Origin Stories we learn how Jay Freeman (saurik) got started in programming and how he came to create Cydia. Cydia is the premiere "alternative" apps venue outside Apple's own App ...

Apple TV Hacking: hackers, grooveshark, Bluetooth stack

by Erica Sadun (Nov 5th, 2010)

Family responsibilities have kept me from posting about many amazing developments going on in the Apple TV hacking community this past week but I assure you that things continue to move ahead quickly and in promising directions. Brian Chen wrote up a great summary of this effort over at Wired. This ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: dock my iPhone to my iPad

by Erica Sadun (Sep 14th, 2010)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I wish I could dock my iPhone right into the side or back of a large iPad screen. And then have the iPad run off my phone. That way I could have a large screen when I need it. But when I leave the house for a walk, I could take the smaller device (the iPhone) out and carry it in ...

Alliance of the jailbreakers: Cydia acquires Rock

by Steven Sande (Sep 11th, 2010)

It's official: the two largest jailbreak app stores for the iOS platform, Cydia and Rock, are getting together. ModMyi is reporting that Jay Freeman (AKA Saurik) and Mario Ciabarra (AKA psuskeels) have been working through an acquisition of Rock Your Phone, Inc. by SaurikIT, LLC for several ...

TUAW How To: Downgrading your 3.1.3 iPhone to 3.1.2

by Erica Sadun (Feb 9th, 2010)

Last week I downloaded (but did not install) the iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware for my 3GS. I wanted to have a copy of the firmware on hand, but didn't want to upgrade right away. I checked "Do not ask me again" and clicked Download Only. I thought that was the end of the matter. Unfortunately, this ...

Saurik live chat: Learn about Apple's new signature server

by Erica Sadun (Sep 24th, 2009)

Something new, unexpected, and possibly worrying has popped up in iTunes. iTunes now "calls home" to the Apple mothership whenever you restore an iPhone or iPod touch. It tells you that it's "Verifying restore with Apple...", checking your device identifier and the firmware with Apple's new ...

Announcement: Saurik live chat at 4:15 (ET) today

by Erica Sadun (Sep 24th, 2009)

Please join us this afternoon at 4:15 Eastern for a live chat with Jay "Saurik" Freeman. Jay is going to talk to us about Apple's new signature server and what that means to you as an iPod or iPhone owner. Have you noticed a new message in iTunes when you restore an iPhone or iPod touch? "Verifying ...

Veency: VNC Server for iPhone

by Erica Sadun (Sep 18th, 2008)

We recently got a tip over to this It's Just Poison post about Veency for jailbroken iPhones from Jay "Saurik" Freeman, the author and maintainer of Cydia. Veency provides a VNC remote desktop server for your iPhone, allowing you to connect to the shared screen of your handheld from any VNC client ...